The thought behind stopping the ban stems from a concern about first amendment rights. Matthew Staver, a lawyer for the challengers of the law, told Anderson Cooper earlier this month that the ban on the specific type of therapy would limit therapists' right to practice medicine how they wanted.

The American Psychological Association writes on its website, "To date, there has been no scientifically adequate research to show that therapy aimed at changing sexual orientation (sometimes called reparative or conversion therapy) is safe or effective."